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− At that critical hour, Allah made Hadrat Abu Bakr stand up firmly, thus ra − ± ± − showing His powerful hand a second time. . . . " (Ruhani Khaza’in Vol 20, Risala Al-Wasiyyat, p 5) − − − − − ± Signs of Khilafat − How can we identify a true ? A righteous has two Khalifah Khalifah − − main signs. One of them has been quoted in the Holy Qur’an as follows: − Ó¯ ÈÄ°¼bNnλ OZ¼v»A A̼À§Ë ¸Ä¿ AÌÄ¿A ÅÍh»A ɼ»Af§Ë ‘ ‘ ê æ å ì ä ê æ ä æ ä ä ê Ð ê Õ å ê ä ä æ å æ ê æ å ä Ð ä æ ê ì å Õ ä ä ä ȼJ³ Å¿ ÅÍh»A ±¼bNmA BÀ· ~iÜA ‘ ð æ ê ê æ ä æ ê ä æ ê ì ä ä æ ä æ ä ä ê æ æ ä wa‘adalla hulladhina amanu minkum wa ‘amilussalihati la − − − − ± ± − ± − yastakhlifanna hum filardi kamastakhla falladhina min ± − qablihim. Allah has promised to those among you who believe and do good works − that He will surely make them Successors in the earth, as He made Successors those who were before them. (24:56) from among Allah, through a true , makes the religion stronger and He Khalifah − − changes the condition of the from fear to that of peace. These momins Khulafa worship no one but Allah. − − A is identified by his spiritual fruits, that become a part of Khalifah − his personality, just like a tree is identified by its fruits. The second sign, as quoted in the , is that although in reality a is appointed Hadith Khalifah ± − − according to the Will of Allah, but it also involves the decision making of − the too. momins 297